Further Education and Training Colleges Act, 2006 (Act 16 of 2006)
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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 65 : Air Traffic Service Personnel LicensingSubpart 12 : Area Control (Surveillance) Rating65.12.5 Requirements for validation of area control surveillance rating |
| (1) | An applicant for validation of area control surveillance rating shall, under the supervision of an operational air traffic service instructor, have provided area control surveillance services, in conjunction with area control services referred to in Subpart 10, at an ATSU for which a rating validation is sought for at least 100 hours, to a maximum of 200 hours, 50 % of which may be provided on a simulator which accurately simulates an airspace environment pertaining to the position for which a validation is sought. |
| (2) | A person who applies for validation of area procedural and surveillance control ratings simultaneously, shall, under the supervision of a qualified operational air traffic service instructor, have— |
| (a) | provided both area procedural and surveillance control service concurrently, at an ATSU for which a rating validation is sought; and |
| (b) | held a dual training for at least 200 hours, to a maximum of 400 hours, 50% of which may be provided on a simulator approved by the Director and which accurately simulates an airspace environment pertaining to a position for which a validation is sought. |
| (3) | A person who has not obtained a area control surveillance validation within the prescribed hours shall not be permitted to attempt acquiring a validation at the same ATSU until a period of 12 months after initial attempt has elapsed. |
| (4) | A person referred to in subregulation (3) may apply to another ATSU for validation at an ATSU as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 65. |
[Regulation 65.12.5 substituted by regulation 15(h) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
